Vernon Smith, Nobel Laureate in 2002 for Economic Science, will speak at
UTC on September 18, at noon, in the Roland Hayes Hall.  Smith received the
Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in Experimental Economics and will
address the topic of "Freedom, Economic Theory and Experiment."

Vernon is currently Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason
University, a research scholar in the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic
Science, and a Fellow of the Mercatus Center in Arlington, VA. He holds a
Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard and has authored or co-authored over 200
articles and books on capital theory, finance, natural resource economics
and experimental economics. Cambridge University Press published his Papers
in Experimental Economics in 1991 and Bargaining and Market Behavior in 2000.

Dr. David E. R. Gay of the University of Arkansas, will critique Dr.
Smith's speech

Sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise, this
event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and on a
first-come, first-served basis.  For more information on the speaker and
speech, contact the Probasco Chair at 425-4118.

For complete information on the speaker and speech, contact the Probasco
Chair at 425-4118 for a brochure.


Probasco Chair
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
313 Fletcher Hall, Dept. 6106
Chattanooga, TN  37403
423-425-4118
fax 423-425-5218